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Thanks to the education he received while completing his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from URI, Chris Bobba is prepared for the intense research that is required of an aspiring cardiothoracic surgeon.

Tailynn McCarthy, a chemical engineering student at URI, received second place in the poster competition at the NELSAMP (New England Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Participation) symposium at Northeastern University.

Students in URI’s chemical engineering and environmental engineering programs will have the opportunity to use equipment in the classroom that is normally reserved for labs, thanks to a $162,000 grant from The Champlin Foundation.

December 13, 2017 – Chemical Engineering Faculty, Staff & Students gathered at the Galanti Lounge for our 5th Annual CHE International themed potluck where we were treated to many wonderful dishes and holiday cheer!

Thanks to a $50,000 Innovation Voucher from the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, Arijit Bose, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, will be developing batteries for “smart” socks that will track movements and relay the data to others.

Thanks to a grant from The Champlin Foundation, a printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication station will enable students to gain hands-on experience in creating circuit prototypes. The station will include a laser structuring machine, a copper plating machine and a multilayer pressing machine.

Two URI Chemical Engineering students recently brought home awards related to their research. Elisa Torrico Guzman, a Ph.D. candidate, won third place at the 2017 Annual AIChE Meeting in Minneapolis, MN for her presentation in the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum poster competition. Tailynn McCarty, a B.S. candidate and junior in Chemical Engineering, won second […]

August 30, 2017 – The CHE Department held their annual Volleyball game. A wonderful way for our new Graduate Students to meet the current Graduate Students, Faculty & Staff in an informal setting over lunch and volleyball. With many minds keeping score, somehow Dr. Bothun’s team continued to win each match!